Techies’ Fight Club!

Many techies and entrepreneurs, including myself, seem to pause when asked “what do you do in your free time?”. There is a subtle belief that entrepreneurs are somewhat mad in their own interesting ways. With a job comprised of creativity, long work hours, stress, and deadlines, what happens afterhours to such people remains a mystery to most. Ever imagined there could be a secret fight club for techies, created years before the actual movie?!

Silicon Valley, the home of many mad entrepreneurs, has its own fight clubs for techies. Members get together afterhours to relieve their stress. Different combinations of these clubs exist. Some allow chairs in the fight, others allow keyboards to be used as weapons. Yes, people do get hurt. The goal is not to harm the opponent, but rather to relieve stress. It is also used for bonding between members. Participants normally get together after fights to watch the recorded fights and sip some beer. Sound like insane people? Not really. These are normal people who have families, kids, or single. They’re totally and insanely normal.